Oldest people

This is a list of tables of the verified oldest people in the world in ordinal rank, such as oldest person or oldest man. In these tables, a supercentenarian is considered 'verified' if his or her claim has been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such as the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) or Guinness World Records.

The longest unambiguously documented human lifespan is that of Jeanne Calment of France (1875–1997), who died at age 122 years, 164 days. She met Vincent van Gogh at age 12 or 13.^[1] This led to news media attention in 1985, after Calment turned 110. Subsequent investigation found documentation for Calment's age, beyond any reasonable question, in the records of her native city, Arles, France.^[2]

More evidence of Calment's lifespan has been produced than for any other supercentenarian; her case serves as an archetype in the methodology for verifying the ages of the world's oldest people.^[3] The oldest undisputed lifespan for a male supercentenarian is that of Christian Mortensen, who lived for 115 years and 252 days.

Since the death of Maria Gomes Valentim of Brazil, on 21 June 2011, the oldest living person in the world whose age can be documented is 115-year-old Besse Cooper, of the United States, born 26 August 1896. The oldest living man since the death of Walter Breuning on 14 April 2011 is 114-year-old Jiroemon Kimura of Japan. He was born on 19 April 1897.^[4]

Oldest people ever

Main article: List of the verified oldest people

Systematic verification of longevity has only been practised in recent decades. Of the ten oldest people whose age has at some time been verified, two cases are now disputed.

      Deceased       Age disputed

Rank	Name	Sex	Birth date	Death date	Age	Place of death
1	Jeanne Calment	F	21 February 1875	4 August 1997	122 years, 164 days	France
2	Sarah Knauss	F	24 September 1880	30 December 1999	119 years, 97 days	United States
3	Lucy Hannah	F	16 July 1875	21 March 1993	117 years, 248 days	United States
4	Marie-Louise Meilleur	F	29 August 1880	16 April 1998	117 years, 230 days	Canada
5	María Capovilla	F	14 September 1889	27 August 2006	116 years, 347 days	Ecuador
6	Tane Ikai	F	18 January 1879	12 July 1995	116 years, 175 days	Japan
7	Elizabeth Bolden	F	15 August 1890	11 December 2006	116 years, 118 days	United States
8	Carrie C. White	F	18 November 1874	14 February 1991	116 years, 88 days[5][6]	United States
9	Kamato Hongo	F	16 September 1887	31 October 2003	116 years, 45 days[5][7]	Japan
10	Maggie Barnes	F	6 March 1882	19 January 1998	115 years, 319 days	United States

Addendum

Two claims among the first ten are disputed; accordingly, an addendum with the next two proven claims is listed here.

Rank	Name	Sex	Birth date	Death date	Age	Place of death
11	Christian Mortensen	M	16 August 1882	25 April 1998	115 years, 252 days	United States[a]
12	Charlotte Hughes	F	1 August 1877	17 March 1993	115 years, 228 days	United Kingdom

a^ Mortensen was a native of Denmark.

Ten verified oldest people living

Main article: List of living supercentenarians

Rank	Name	Sex	Birth date	Age as of 21 November 2011	Place of residence
1	Besse Cooper[4]	F	26 August 1896	&10000000000000115000000115 years, &1000000000000008700000087 days	United States
2	Chiyono Hasegawa[4]	F	20 November 1896	&10000000000000115000000115 years, &100000000000000010000001 day	Japan
3	Dina Manfredini[4]	F	4 April 1897	&10000000000000114000000114 years, &10000000000000231000000231 days	United States[a]
4	Jiroemon Kimura[4]	M	19 April 1897	&10000000000000114000000114 years, &10000000000000216000000216 days	Japan
5	Delma Kollar[4]	F	31 October 1897	&10000000000000114000000114 years, &1000000000000002100000021 days	United States
6	Leila Denmark[4]	F	1 February 1898	&10000000000000113000000113 years, &10000000000000293000000293 days	United States
7	Misawo Okawa[4]	F	5 March 1898	&10000000000000113000000113 years, &10000000000000261000000261 days	Japan
8	Kame Nakamura[4]	F	8 March 1898	&10000000000000113000000113 years, &10000000000000258000000258 days	Japan
9	Marcelle Narbonne[4]	F	25 March 1898	&10000000000000113000000113 years, &10000000000000241000000241 days	France[b]
10	Marie-Thérèse Bardet[4]	F	2 June 1898	&10000000000000113000000113 years, &10000000000000172000000172 days	France

a^ Manfredini is a native of Italy.
b^ Narbonne is a native of French Algeria; presently Algeria.

Ten verified oldest men ever

Main article: List of the verified oldest men

      Deceased       Living       Age disputed

Rank	Name	Birth date	Death date	Age	Place of death or residence
1	Christian Mortensen	16 August 1882	25 April 1998	115 years, 252 days	United States[a]
2	Emiliano Mercado del Toro	21 August 1891	24 January 2007	115 years, 156 days	Puerto Rico
3	Mathew Beard	9 July 1870	16 February 1985	114 years, 222 days[8]	United States
4	Jiroemon Kimura	19 April 1897	Living	&10000000000000114000000114 years, &10000000000000216000000216 days	Japan
5	Walter Breuning	21 September 1896	14 April 2011	114 years, 205 days	United States
6	Yukichi Chuganji	23 March 1889	28 September 2003	114 years, 189 days	Japan
7	Joan Riudavets	15 December 1889	5 March 2004	114 years, 81 days	Spain
8	Fred Hale	1 December 1890	19 November 2004	113 years, 354 days	United States
9	Moses Hardy	6 January 1893	7 December 2006	113 years, 335 days[9][10]	United States
10	Johnson Parks	15 October 1884	17 July 1998	113 years, 275 days	United States

a^ Mortensen was a native of Denmark.

Addendum

Two claims are disputed; accordingly, an addendum of proven claims is included.

Rank	Name	Birth date	Death date	Age	Place of death
11	Tomoji Tanabe	18 September 1895	19 June 2009	113 years, 274 days	Japan
12	John Ingram McMorran	19 June 1889	24 February 2003	113 years, 250 days	United States

Verified oldest living men (over 110 years)

Main article: List of living supercentenarians

Rank	Name	Birth date	Age as of 21 November 2011	Place of residence
1	Jiroemon Kimura[4]	19 April 1897	&10000000000000114000000114 years, &10000000000000216000000216 days	Japan
2	James Sisnett[4]	22 February 1900	&10000000000000111000000111 years, &10000000000000272000000272 days	Barbados
3	Jan Goossenaerts[4]	30 October 1900	&10000000000000111000000111 years, &1000000000000002200000022 days	Belgium
4	Giovanni Ligato[4]	18 February 1901	&10000000000000110000000110 years, &10000000000000276000000276 days	Italy
5	Shelby Harris[4]	31 March 1901	&10000000000000110000000110 years, &10000000000000235000000235 days	United States

Chronological list of the verified oldest living person since 1955

      Deceased       Living       Age disputed

From	To	Name	Sex	Age(s) when oldest	Lifespan	Place of death or residence
?	24 October 1955	Betsy Baker	F	? – 113	20 August 1842 – 24 October 1955 113 years, 65 days	Nebraska, United States
24 October 1955	25 June 1959 (3 years, 244 days)	Martha Graham	F	110 – 114	December 1844 – 25 June 1959 114 years, ca. 180 days[11]	North Carolina, United States
25 June 1959	10 February 1961 (&100000000000000010000001 year, &10000000000000230000000230 days)	James Henry Brett, Jr.	M	109 – 111	25 July 1849 – 10 February 1961 111 years, 200 days[5][12][13]	Texas, United States
10 February 1961	30 December 1964 (&100000000000000030000003 years, &10000000000000324000000324 days)	Mary Kelly	F	109 – 113	7 June 1851 – 30 December 1964 113 years, 206 days	California, United States
30 December 1964	6 March 1965 (66 days)	Elizabeth Kensley	F	109	12 May 1855 – 6 March 1965 &10000000000000109000000109 years, &10000000000000298000000298 days	England, United Kingdom
6 March 1965	24 July 1965 (141 days)	Auguste Pahl	F	109	23 November 1855 – 24 July 1965 &10000000000000109000000109 years, &10000000000000243000000243 days	Germany
24 July 1965	10 January 1966 (170 days)	Hannah Smith	F	109 – 110	7 January 1856 – 10 January 1966 &10000000000000110000000110 years, &100000000000000030000003 days	England, United Kingdom
10 January 1966	21 March 1968 (&100000000000000020000002 years, &1000000000000007100000071 days)	John Turner	M	109 – 111	15 June 1856 – 21 March 1968 111 years, 280 days	England, United Kingdom
21 March 1968	16 June 1968 (87 days)	Johanna Booyson	F	111	17 January 1857 – 16 June 1968 111 years, 151 days	Transvaal, South Africa
16 June 1968	fl. October 1968	Marie Bernátková[14]	F	110 – 111?	22 October 1857 – fl. October 1968 111 years, 0 days+	Austria-Hungary (now the Czech Republic)
fl. October 1968	11 January 1970	Ada Roe	F	110? – 111	6 February 1858 – 11 January 1970 111 years, 339 days	England, United Kingdom
11 January 1970	27 February 1973 (&100000000000000030000003 years, &1000000000000004700000047 days)	Josefa Salas	F	109 – 112	14 July 1860 – 27 February 1973 112 years, 228 days	Asturias, Spain
27 February 1973	18 August 1973 (172 days)	Alice Stevenson	F	111 – 112	10 July 1861 – 18 August 1973 112 years, 39 days	England, United Kingdom
18 August 1973	31 October 1973 (74 days)	Elizabeth Watkins	F	110	10 March 1863 – 31 October 1973 110 years, 235 days	Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
31 October 1973	31 May 1975 (&100000000000000010000001 year, &10000000000000212000000212 days)	Mito Umeta	F	110 – 112	27 March 1863 – 31 May 1975 112 years, 65 days	Kyūshū, Japan
31 May 1975	16 November 1976 (&100000000000000010000001 year, &10000000000000169000000169 days)	Niwa Kawamoto	F	111 – 113	5 August 1863 – 16 November 1976 113 years, 105 days	Kansai, Japan
16 November 1976	2 December 1977 (&100000000000000010000001 year, &1000000000000001600000016 days)	Sophia DeMuth	F	110 – 111	30 June 1866 – 2 December 1977 111 years, 155 days	Nebraska, United States
2 December 1977	22 January 1981 (&100000000000000030000003 years, &1000000000000005100000051 days)	Fannie Thomas	F	110 – 113	14 April 1867 – 22 January 1981 113 years, 283 days	California, United States
22 January 1981	8 March 1981 (45 days)	Augustine Tessier	F	112	2 January 1869 – 8 March 1981 112 years, 65 days	Languedoc-Roussillon, France
8 March 1981	13 November 1982 (&100000000000000010000001 year, &10000000000000250000000250 days)	Nellie Spencer	F	111 – 113	24 August 1869 – 13 November 1982 113 years, 81 days	New Jersey, United States
13 November 1982	13 October 1983 (334 days)	Emma Wilson	F	112 – 113	12 May 1870 – 13 October 1983 113 years, 154 days	Missouri, United States
13 October 1983	16 February 1985 (&100000000000000010000001 year, &10000000000000126000000126 days)	Mathew Beard	M	113 – 114	9 July 1870 – 16 February 1985 114 years, 222 days[8]	Florida, United States
16 February 1985	31 December 1985 (318 days)	Ollie Bay	F	112 – 113	11 November 1872 – 31 December 1985 113 years, c. 50 days	Illinois, United States
31 December 1985	20 September 1986 (263 days)	Mamie Eva Keith	F	112 – 113	22 March 1873 – 20 September 1986 113 years, 182 days	Illinois, United States
20 September 1986	2 February 1987 (126 days)	Mary McKinney	F	113	30 May 1873 – 2 February 1987 113 years, 248 days	California, United States
2 February 1987	27 December 1987 (328 days)	Anna Eliza Williams	F	113 – 114	2 June 1873 – 27 December 1987 114 years, 208 days	Wales, United Kingdom
27 December 1987	11 January 1988 (15 days)	Florence Knapp	F	114	10 October 1873 – 11 January 1988 114 years, 93 days	Pennsylvania, United States
11 January 1988	14 February 1991 (&100000000000000030000003 years, &1000000000000003400000034 days)	Carrie C. White	F	113 – 116	18 November 1874 – 14 February 1991 116 years, 88 days[6]	Florida, United States
14 February 1991	4 August 1997 (&100000000000000060000006 years, &10000000000000171000000171 days)	Jeanne Calment	F	115 – 122	21 February 1875 – 4 August 1997 122 years, 164 days	Provence, France
4 August 1997	16 April 1998 (255 days)	Marie-Louise Meilleur	F	116 – 117	29 August 1880 – 16 April 1998 117 years, 230 days	Ontario, Canada
16 April 1998	30 December 1999 (&100000000000000010000001 year, &10000000000000258000000258 days)	Sarah Knauss	F	117 – 119	24 September 1880 – 30 December 1999 119 years, 97 days	Pennsylvania, United States
30 December 1999	2 November 2000 (308 days)	Eva Morris	F	114	8 November 1885 – 2 November 2000 114 years, 360 days	England, United Kingdom
2 November 2000	6 June 2001 (216 days)	Marie Brémont	F	114 – 115	25 April 1886 – 6 June 2001 115 years, 42 days	Anjou, France
6 June 2001	18 March 2002 (285 days)	Maude Farris-Luse	F	114 – 115	21 January 1887 – 18 March 2002 115 years, 56 days	Michigan, United States
18 March 2002	31 October 2003 (&100000000000000010000001 year, &10000000000000226000000226 days)	Kamato Hongo	F	114 – 116	16 September 1887 – 31 October 2003 116 years, 45 days[7]	Kagoshima, Japan
31 October 2003	13 November 2003 (13 days)	Mitoyo Kawate	F	114	15 May 1889 – 13 November 2003 114 years, 182 days	Hiroshima, Japan
13 November 2003	29 May 2004 (198 days)	Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan	F	114	31 August 1889 – 29 May 2004 114 years, 272 days	San Juan, Puerto Rico
29 May 2004	27 August 2006 (&100000000000000020000002 years, &1000000000000009000000090 days)	María Capovilla	F	114 – 116	14 September 1889 – 27 August 2006 116 years, 347 days	Guayas, Ecuador
27 August 2006	11 December 2006 (106 days)	Elizabeth Bolden	F	116	15 August 1890 – 11 December 2006 116 years, 118 days	Tennessee, United States
11 December 2006	24 January 2007 (44 days)	Emiliano Mercado del Toro	M	115	21 August 1891 – 24 January 2007 115 years, 156 days	Isabela, Puerto Rico
24 January 2007	28 January 2007 (4 days)	Emma Tillman	F	114	22 November 1892 – 28 January 2007 114 years, 67 days	Connecticut, United States
29 January 2007	13 August 2007 (197 days)	Yone Minagawa	F	114	4 January 1893 – 13 August 2007 114 years, 221 days	Fukuoka, Japan
13 August 2007	26 November 2008 (&100000000000000010000001 year, &10000000000000105000000105 days)	Edna Parker	F	114 – 115	20 April 1893 – 26 November 2008 115 years, 220 days	Indiana, United States
26 November 2008	2 January 2009 (37 days)	Maria de Jesus	F	115	10 September 1893 – 2 January 2009 115 years, 114 days	Tomar, Portugal
2 January 2009	11 September 2009 (252 days)	Gertrude Baines	F	114 – 115	6 April 1894 – 11 September 2009 115 years, 158 days	California, United States
11 September 2009	2 May 2010 (233 days)	Kama Chinen	F	114	10 May 1895 – 2 May 2010 114 years, 357 days	Okinawa, Japan
2 May 2010	4 November 2010 (186 days)	Eugénie Blanchard	F	114	16 February 1896 – 4 November 2010 114 years, 261 days	Saint Barthélemy, France
4 November 2010	21 June 2011 (229 days)	Maria Gomes Valentim	F	114	9 July 1896 – 21 June 2011 114 years, 347 days	Minas Gerais, Brazil
21 June 2011	Present (153 days)	Besse Cooper	F	114 – 115*	born 26 August 1896 age &10000000000000115000000115 years, &1000000000000008700000087 days	Georgia, United States

Chronological list of the verified oldest living man since 1961

      Deceased       Living       Age disputed

From	To	Name	Age(s) when oldest	Lifespan	Place of death or residence
10 February 1961	16 March 1962 (&100000000000000010000001 year, &1000000000000003400000034 days)	Joseph Saint-Amour	108 – 110	26 February 1852 – 16 March 1962 110 years, 18 days	Quebec, Canada
16 March 1962	6 August 1965 (&100000000000000030000003 years, &10000000000000142000000142 days)	William Fullingim	106 – 110	7 July 1855 – 6 August 1965 110 years, 30 days	Oklahoma, United States
6 August 1965	21 March 1968 (&100000000000000020000002 years, &10000000000000228000000228 days)	John Turner	109 – 111	15 June 1856 – 21 March 1968 111 years, 280 days	England, United Kingdom
21 March 1968	fl. August 1970	Khasako Dzugayev	107 – 110?	7 August 1860 – fl. August 1970 110 years, 0 days+	Ossetia, Soviet Union
fl. August 1970	5 May 1973	Friedrich Wedeking	110	10 October 1862 – 5 May 1973 110 years, 207 days	North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
5 May 1973	9 March 1974 (308 days)	Frederick Butterfield	109 – 110	28 February 1864 – 9 March 1974 110 years, 9 days	England, United Kingdom
9 March 1974	17 March 1977 (&100000000000000030000003 years, &100000000000000080000008 days)	Jean Teillet	107 – 110	6 November 1866 – 17 March 1977 110 years, 131 days	Île-de-France, France
17 March 1977	5 September 1980 (&100000000000000030000003 years, &10000000000000172000000172 days)	Charlie Phillips	106 – 110	5 May 1870 – 5 September 1980 110 years, 123 days	Mississippi, United States
5 September 1980	16 February 1985 (&100000000000000040000004 years, &10000000000000164000000164 days)	Mathew Beard	110 – 114	9 July 1870 – 16 February 1985 114 years, 222 days[8]	Florida, United States
16 February 1985	14 December 1986 (&100000000000000010000001 year, &10000000000000301000000301 days days)	Joe Thomas	110 – 111	1 May 1875 – 14 December 1986 111 years, 227 days	Louisiana, United States
14 December 1986	5 January 1987 (22 days)	Herman Smith-Johannsen	111	15 June 1875 – 5 January 1987 111 years, 204 days	Vestfold, Norway
5 January 1987	25 November 1988 (&100000000000000010000001 year, &10000000000000325000000325 days)	Alphaeus Philemon Cole	110 – 112	12 July 1876 – 25 November 1988 112 years, 136 days	New Jersey, United States
25 November 1988	10 June 1990 (&100000000000000010000001 year, &10000000000000197000000197 days)	John Evans	111 – 112	19 August 1877 – 10 June 1990 112 years, 295 days	Wales, United Kingdom
10 June 1990	18 June 1990 (8 days)	Henri Pérignon	110	14 October 1879 – 18 June 1990 &10000000000000110000000110 years, &10000000000000247000000247 days	Normandy, France
18 June 1990	16 October 1991 (&100000000000000010000001 year, &10000000000000120000000120 days)	James Wiggins	110 – 112	15 October 1879 – 16 October 1991 112 years, 1 day	Arkansas, United States
16 October 1991	14 June 1993 (&100000000000000010000001 year, &10000000000000241000000241 days)	Frederick Frazier	111 – 113	27 January 1880 – 14 June 1993 113 years, 138 days	Alabama, United States
14 June 1993	20 January 1994 (220 days)	Josep Armengol	111 – 112	23 July 1881 – 20 January 1994 112 years, 181 days	Catalonia, Spain
20 January 1994	25 April 1998 (&100000000000000040000004 years, &1000000000000009500000095 days)	Christian Mortensen	111 – 115	16 August 1882 – 25 April 1998 115 years, 252 days	California, United States
25 April 1998	17 July 1998 (83 days)	Johnson Parks	113	15 October 1884 – 17 July 1998 113 years, 275 days	Florida, United States
17 July 1998	25 December 1998 (161 days)	Walter Richardson	112 – 113	7 November 1885 – 25 December 1998 113 years, 48 days	Illinois, United States
25 December 1998	29 April 1999 (125 days)	Denzo Ishisaki	112	20 October 1886 – 29 April 1999 112 years, 191 days	Ibaraki, Japan
29 April 1999	15 November 1999 (200 days)	Antonio Urrea	111	16 February 1888 – 15 November 1999 111 years, 272 days	Catalonia, Spain
15 November 1999	1 March 2001 (&100000000000000010000001 year, &10000000000000106000000106 days)	John Painter	111 – 112	20 September 1888 – 1 March 2001 112 years, 162 days	Tennessee, United States
1 March 2001	3 January 2002 (308 days)	Antonio Todde[15]	110 – 112	22 January 1889 – 3 January 2002 112 years, 346 days	Sardinia, Italy
3 January 2002	28 September 2003 (&100000000000000010000001 year, &10000000000000268000000268 days)	Yukichi Chuganji	112 – 114	23 March 1889 – 28 September 2003 114 years, 189 days	Fukuoka, Japan
28 September 2003	5 March 2004 (159 days)	Joan Riudavets	113 – 114	15 December 1889 – 5 March 2004 114 years, 81 days	Balearic Islands, Spain
5 March 2004	19 November 2004 (259 days)	Fred Hale	113	1 December 1890 – 19 November 2004 113 years, 354 days	Maine, United States
19 November 2004	24 January 2007 (&100000000000000020000002 years, &1000000000000006600000066 days)	Emiliano Mercado del Toro	113 – 115	21 August 1891 – 24 January 2007 115 years, 156 days	Isabela, Puerto Rico
24 January 2007	19 June 2009 (&100000000000000020000002 years, &10000000000000146000000146 days)	Tomoji Tanabe	111 – 113	18 September 1895 – 19 June 2009 113 years, 274 days	Miyazaki, Japan
19 June 2009	18 July 2009 (29 days)	Henry Allingham	113	6 June 1896 – 18 July 2009 113 years, 42 days	England, United Kingdom
18 July 2009	14 April 2011 (&100000000000000010000001 year, &10000000000000299000000299 days)	Walter Breuning	112 – 114	21 September 1896 – 14 April 2011 114 years, 205 days	Montana, United States
15 April 2011	Present (220 days)	Jiroemon Kimura	113 – 114*	born 19 April 1897 age &10000000000000114000000114 years, &10000000000000216000000216 days	Kyoto, Japan

Verified supercentenarians who died before 1955

Main articles: Supercentenarian and List of verified supercentenarians who died before 1980

      Deceased       Age disputed

Name	Sex	Birth date	Death date	Age	Place of death
Thomas Peters	M	6 April 1745	26 March 1857	111 years, 354 days[9][16]	Gelderland, Netherlands
Geert Adriaans Boomgaard	M	21 September 1788	3 February 1899	110 years, 135 days	Groningen, Netherlands
Margaret Ann Neve	F	18 May 1792	4 April 1903	110 years, 321 days	Guernsey, Channel Islands
Ann Pouder	F	8 April 1807	10 July 1917	110 years, 93 days	Nebraska, United States
Louisa Thiers	F	2 October 1814	17 February 1926	111 years, 138 days	Wisconsin, United States
Miriam Bannister	F	19 March 1817	9 April 1928	111 years, 21 days	Missouri, United States
Demetrius Philipovitch	M	9 March 1818	fl. August 1928	110 years, 150+ days	Yugoslavia
Delina Filkins	F	4 May 1815	4 December 1928	113 years, 214 days	New York, United States
Katherine Plunket	F	22 November 1820	14 October 1932	111 years, 327 days	Leinster, Ireland
Valgjer Svien	F	10 October 1842	23 January 1953	110 years, 105 days	Minnesota, United States

Oldest verified person by nation

Main article: List of oldest people by nation

This article gives the recordholders for various countries to the extent that they have been established. These records are based on place of birth in current borders for simplicity. Those listed as 'verified' have been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such as the Gerontology Research Group.

      Deceased       Living       Age disputed

Country	Name	Sex	Birth date	Death date	Age
France	Jeanne Calment	F	21 February 1875	4 August 1997	122 years, 164 days
United States	Sarah Knauss	F	24 September 1880	30 December 1999	119 years, 97 days
Canada	Marie-Louise Meilleur	F	29 August 1880	16 April 1998	117 years, 230 days
Ecuador	María Capovilla	F	14 September 1889	27 August 2006	116 years, 347 days
Japan	Tane Ikai	F	18 January 1879	12 July 1995	116 years, 175 days
Denmark	Christian Mortensen	M	16 August 1882	25 April 1998	115 years, 252 days
United Kingdom	Charlotte Hughes	F	1 August 1877	17 March 1993	115 years, 228 days
Romania	Aniţica Butariu	F	17 June 1882	21 November 1997	115 years, 157 days[17]
	Elizabeth Stefan[a]	F	13 May 1895	9 April 2008	112 years, 332 days
Portugal	Maria de Jesus	F	10 September 1893	2 January 2009	115 years, 114 days
Netherlands	Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper	F	29 June 1890	30 August 2005	115 years, 62 days
Brazil	Maria Gomes Valentim	F	9 July 1896	21 June 2011	114 years, 347 days
Italy	Venere Pizzinato-Papo[b]	F	23 November 1896	2 August 2011	114 years, 252 days
Spain	M.A.C.C.[18]	F	10 June 1881	16 January 1996	114 years, 220 days
Cape Verde	Adelina Domingues	F	19 February 1888	21 August 2002	114 years, 183 days
Germany	Charlotte Benkner	F	16 November 1889	14 May 2004	114 years, 180 days
Algeria	Anne Primout[c]	F	5 October 1890	26 March 2005	114 years, 172 days
Australia	Christina Cock	F	25 December 1887	22 May 2002	114 years, 148 days
India	Lucy d'Abreu[d]	F	24 May 1892	7 December 2005	113 years, 197 days
Sweden	Astrid Zachrison	F	15 May 1895	15 May 2008	113 years, 0 days
Poland	Rosa Rein[e]	F	24 March 1897	14 February 2010	112 years, 327 days
Finland	Lempi Rothovius	F	2 October 1887	17 June 2000	112 years, 259 days
Belgium	Joanna Deroover	F	3 June 1890	6 December 2002	112 years, 186 days
Czech Republic	Maria Mika[f]	F	23 May 1882	17 November 1994	112 years, 178 days
Mexico	Soledad Mexia	F	13 August 1899	Living	&10000000000000112000000112 years, &10000000000000100000000100 days
Norway	Maren Bolette Torp	F	21 December 1876	20 February 1989	112 years, 61 days
Ireland	Katherine Plunket	F	20 November 1820	14 October 1932	111 years, 327 days
Morocco	Consuelo Moreno[g]	F	5 February 1893	13 November 2004	111 years, 282 days
Barbados	James Sisnett	M	22 February 1900	Living	&10000000000000111000000111 years, &10000000000000272000000272 days
Ukraine	Fannie Buten[h]	F	13 April 1899	24 September 2010	111 years, 164 days
South Africa	Johanna Booyson	F	17 January 1857	16 June 1968	111 years, 151 days
Russia	Lillian Joelson[i]	F	20 August 1896	30 December 2007	111 years, 132 days
Belarus	Mollye Marcus[j]	F	18 October 1899	18 February 2011	111 years, 123 days
Colombia	Daniel Guzmán-García	M	6 February 1897	21 May 2008	111 years, 105 days
Switzerland	Emma Duvoisin	F	5 July 1886	30 September 1997	111 years, 87 days
Greece	Gregory Pandazes	M	15 January 1873	22 December 1983	110 years, 341 days
Austria	Hermine Nistler	F	24 December 1900	Living	&10000000000000110000000110 years, &10000000000000332000000332 days
Slovenia	Katarina Marinič[k]	F	30 October 1899	2 September 2010	110 years, 307 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Rosalind Hill	F	30 March 1899	18 January 2010	110 years, 294 days
Lithuania	Ella Ille Rentel[l]	F	19 May 1852	19 September 1962	110 years, 123 days
Croatia	Hermina Dunz[m]	F	24 February 1898	14 June 2008	110 years, 111 days
Peru	Julia Dougherty	F	20 August 1893	4 December 2003	110 years, 106 days
New Zealand	Ethel Booth	F	25 December 1890	18 February 2001	110 years, 55 days
Iceland	Guðrún Björnsdóttir[19]	F	20 October 1888	26 August 1998	109 years, 310 days

a^ Stefan is a native of Siebenbürgen, which had then been a part of Hungary; it is presently located in Romania.
b^ Pizzinato-Papo is a native of Ala, which was then been a part of Austria-Hungary; it is presently located in Italy.
c^ Primout was a native of French Algeria; it is presently Algeria.
d^ d'Abreu is a native of Dharwar, which had then been a part of the British Raj; it is presently located in India.
e^ Rein is a native of Dziećkowice, near Mysłowice, which had then been a part of the German Empire; it is presently located in Poland.
f^ Mika is a native of Bohemia, which was then part of Austria-Hungary; it is presently located in the Czech Republic.
g^ Moreno was a native of Spanish Morocco, which had then been a part of the Spanish Empire; it is presently Morocco.
h^ Buten is a native of Lvov, which had then been a part of Austria-Hungary; it is presently located in the Ukraine.
i^ Joelson was a native of the Russian Empire; it is presently Russia.
j^ Marcus is a native of Lechovitz, which had then been a part of the Russian Empire; it is presently located in Belarus.
k^ Marinič is a native of Deskle, which had then been a part of Austria-Hungaryl; it is presently located in Slovenia.
l^ Rentel is a native of Geldauschinken, which had then been a part of the Russian Empire; it is presently located in Lithuania.
m^ Dunz is a native of Zagreb, which had then been a part of Austria-Hungary; it is presently located in Croatia.

Territorial recordholders

Country	Territory	Name	Sex	Birth date	Death date	Age
Denmark	Faroe Islands	Jóhannes Tauser[20]	M	23 February 1902	12 January 2008	105 years, 323 days
	Greenland	Malene Lund[21][22]	F	6 June 1877	27 January 1979	101 years, 235 days
France	Guadeloupe	Luce Maced	F	2 May 1886	25 February 2000	113 years, 299 days
	New Caledonia	Marie-Louise Lhuillier	F	26 June 1895	28 December 2007	112 years, 185 days
	Réunion	Julia Sinédia-Cazour	F	12 July 1892	6 October 2005	113 years, 86 days
	Saint Barthélemy	Eugénie Blanchard	F	16 February 1896	4 November 2010	114 years, 261 days
United States	Puerto Rico	Emiliano Mercado del Toro	M	21 August 1891	24 January 2007	115 years, 156 days

References

1. ^ Whitney, Craig R. (5 August 1997). "Jeanne Calment, World's Elder, Dies at 122". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E7D7113DF936A3575BC0A961958260. Retrieved 2 March 2008. 
2. ^ Robine, Jean-Marie; Allard, Michel (1999). Jeanne Calment: Validation of the Duration of Her Life. Odense: University Press of Southern Denmark. http://www.demogr.mpg.de/books/odense/6/09.htm. 
3. ^ Shaw, Michael D. (1 December 2008). "You Say You Want To Live For A Long Time?". Health News Digest. http://www.gasdetection.com/news2/health_news_digest184.html. 
4. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p} "Validated Living Supercentenarians". Gerontology Research Group. http://www.grg.org/Adams/E.HTM. 
5. ^ ^{a b c} "World's Oldest Person Titleholders (since 1955)". Gerontology Research Group. http://www.grg.org/Adams/CCCC.HTM. Retrieved 25 September 2011. 
6. ^ ^{a b} Guinness World Records accepted White's claim, but subsequent research reveals she may have been 102 at death.
7. ^ ^{a b} While there is some question as to whether Hongo was in fact 115 years old at death instead of 116, research by Michel Poulain suggests she may have been 110 at death.
8. ^ ^{a b c} The USA Social Security Administration recognizes Beard's claim, based on census information, but that census match is not universally accepted.
9. ^ ^{a b} Young, Robert Douglas. "VERIFIED SUPERCENTENARIAN CASES CHRONOLOGICAL". Gerontology Research Group. http://www.grg.org/Adams/AA.HTM. 
10. ^ The GRG considers the Moses Hardy claim as subject to doubt; he may have in fact been born one year later.
11. ^ The day count for Graham is an estimate as her month of birth is known but not her date of birth.
12. ^ Young, Robert. "VERIFIED SUPERCENTENARIAN CASES -- LISTED CHRONOLOGICALLY BY DEATH DATE". Gerontology Research Group. http://www.grg.org/Adams/I.HTM. 
13. ^ The Gerontology Research Group labels James Henry Brett, Jr. claim a "questionable case." Due to census data, the issue of positive identification remains unresolved.
14. ^ Bernátková was first included in the 1970 Guinness World Records. She was reportedly alive in October 1968, though her exact date of death is unknown.
15. ^ GRG VERIFIED SUPERCENTENARIAN CASES -- ITALY (As of March 24, 2007). Retrieved 17 October 2011.
16. ^ The Thomas Peters claim was accepted by Guinness but documentation, if it ever existed, has been lost. The claim is therefore subject to doubt.
17. ^ Aniţica Butariu's claim was accepted by Romanian authorities, but supporting documentation for the claim has never been produced for inspection by international gerontology organizations. However, nothing has been published to dispute the claim.
18. ^ Gómez-Redondo, Rosa; García González, Juan M. (2007). Emergence and verification of supercentenarians in Spain. Madrid: National University of Distance Education. p. 166. http://www.demogr.mpg.de/books/drm/007/2-7.pdf. 
19. ^ Ragnarsson, Jónas/Síminn (24 May 2011). "Langelstu Íslendingarnir". Kvikmyndir.com. http://www.kvikmyndir.com/langlifinet/pdf/2011.05.24.LANGelstu105109TT.pdf. Retrieved 25 September 2011. 
20. ^ "Elsti føroyingur andaðist leygardagin" (in Icelandic). Kristnastova.dk. 16 January 2008. http://www.kristnastova.dk/tidindi.php?sid=677. 
21. ^ Narssak, John Rasmussen (16 June 1977). "Malene Lund 100-lîngmat" (in Danish). Atuagagdliutit/Grønlandsposten. p. 5. http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=3797817. 
22. ^ "Grønlands ældste, Malene Lund er død" (in Danish and Kalaallisut). Atuagagdliutit/Grønlandsposten. 1 February 1979. p. 3. http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=3800462.